Insight and Renown Thursday

Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of AGoT? The shadows know! Join us this time as we take a look back at the Shadows mechanic, which was recently announced to be returning to the game's second edition. And as a bonus, see how many of the weird rulings we discuss you can figure out!

Today we talk about c-c-c-combos! What is a combo? Where do they come from? How many tournaments have they ruined, and how do we prevent them from being a problem going forward? All this and the continuation of our crack-a-pack feature on this episode of Insight and Renown!

Resources have always been uniquely handled in the Game of Thrones card game - and even within that uniqueness, there is a vast chasm between the design philosophies of the 1st and 2nd Editions. From where do those differences originate, and what future designs do they hint at? Well, let's take a look! This time it's a special double-length episode, to make up for the brief hiatus since episode 4.

Why play mill? Discarding cards from the top of your opponent's deck doesn't actually affect your opponent directly unless you discard EVERY card from your opponent's deck (except in rare cases). And yet the ability to do so has been in the game from the very beginning. What drives mill to be an effective mechanic?